Artichoke Ham Puffs Recipes

ARTICHOKES WITH HAM

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice water. Squeeze lemon into bowl, and add lemon halves; set aside.
• Trim artichokes; snap off tough outer leaves. Slice off the upper 2/3 of bulb and discard. Using a vegetable peeler, remove green outer layer from around heart. Using a melon baller, scoop out choke, and discard. Keep in acidulated water while preparing remaining artichokes.
• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add 10 of the artichokes and 2/3 cup oil. Cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a blender. Slowly add 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid and 1/3 cup oil. Blend artichokes until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer puree to a small bowl; set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk to combine the vinegar and mustard. While continuing to whisk, gradually add 3 tablespoons olive oil whisking until thickened; set aside.
• Place julienned pigs' ears in a small skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until heated through and golden brown. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Thinly slice the remaining 2 artichokes lengthwise. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add the artichokes, and saute until crisp and golden brown. Remove, and set aside. To the same skillet, add remaining tablespoon oil. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp. Saute until pink and just cooked through. Remove and set aside.
• Evenly divide the artichoke puree between 4 plates. Place ham on work surface. Divide shrimp between slices of ham, and wrap to enclose to form bundles. Place 2 bundles in the center of each plate. Garnish with sauteed artichokes and pigs' ears. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and serve immediately.

ARTICHOKE AND HAM QUICHE WITH CHEESY HASHBROWN CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix veggies and hash browns together. Gently press between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible. In a large nine inch pie plate, toss the veggie mixture with the melted butter. Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of the cheese packet from the box of Steakhouse Hash Browns over hash brown mixture and blend. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press mixture into the bottom and up the sides to firmly form a crust. Place rack on the lower third of the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and the edges begin to crisp. While crust bakes, make the filling.
• For the filling: Blend the eggs and cream until smooth. Stir in the artichokes, leeks, ham, cheese and seasonings.
• When the hash brown crust is ready, lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and pour the filling into the crust. Bake for 30 minutes then sprinkle the crunchy onion topping on the quiche. Continue to bake for another 15 minutes or until the quiche is light golden brown and firm in the middle. Quiche will settle as it cools.

HAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Grease six (6 ounce) ramekins.2. In a medium bowl, toss together the ham, Cheddar cheese, bell pepper, and onion. Stir in the heavy cream, cracker crumbs, and egg yolks. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff. Fold into the ham and cheese mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared ramekins. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet.3. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until puffed and golden. Prepare the mushroom sauce according to package directions.4. When the puffs are done, turn them out onto serving plates, and top with mushroom sauce.

GRANNYS HAM AND ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Drain artichoke hearts.
• Combine soup,onion,sherry and garlic salt.
• Mix well.
• In a 3 quart casserole dish put artichoke and ham,pour soup mixture over top,then add cheese over top of the soup mixture.
• cover and bake for 25-30 minutes in a preheated 375 degree oven.
• One variation of this recipe that i leave out is to add 8 quatered hard boiled eggs to the pan before the soup mixture is poured on.
• I am not a big hard boiled egg fan so I omit it.
• She sometimes added chow mein noodles to the top 5 minutes before taking out of the oven.
• When it is finished cooking i always take fresh ground pepper and sprinkle over the top before serving.

ARTICHOKE HAM FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the ham, shallot and garlic in butter. Add broth; bring to a boil. Stir in fettuccine and artichokes; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese and olives.

HAM AND CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first six ingredients. Divide crescent dough into 24 portions. Press into greased mini muffin cups., Spoon 1 tablespoon ham mixture into each cup. Bake until golden brown, 13-15 minutes.

ARTICHOKE-CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Crush 4 crackers; place crumbs in shallow dish. Mix cheeses in medium bowl until blended; stir in artichokes.
• Roll cheese mixture into 32 balls, using about 2 tsp. cheese mixture for each. Coat evenly with cracker crumbs; place in shallow pan. Refrigerate 30 min.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Place remaining crackers in single layer on baking sheet; top each with 1 cheese ball.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through.